Articles in Category: Band Diary

"At the #WeDC House at SXSW, meet the side of Washington, D.C. you didn’t catch on your eighth-grade field trip," says the event page for Washington, D.C. at South by Southwest.

Believe it or not, the District of Columbia is more than just the Federal City infamous for congressional gridlock and Donald Trump. This is a diverse and creative place, too.

The city’s tourism office sponsors an exhibit at the annual tech and music festival to showcase creativity in the District of Columbia. We’ve thrown our hat into the ring to participate at this year’s show.

Here we are on the set to film a testimonials segment for our friends at Fret Zeppelin. We gotta say, this device is super clever and very cool. Fret Zeppelin teaches guitar in a whole new way.

Lights all the way up the neck illuminate to show newbies exactly how to play chords, scales and even songs. It also has a setting to flicker the lights at random, which makes it a cool accessory for the stage.

Because the LEDs are only about half as tall as the frets on a guitar, it doesn't interfere with playing or create any annoying buzz on the strings.

We can't wait for the launch of the Fret Zeppelin Kickstarter campaign and wish the savvy developers great success!

Here's a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Nikki with one of the creators of Fret Zeppelin, Shaun Masavage. We're helping them shoot a promo video for their super cool LED device that teaches guitar in a whole new way.

In a few weeks we'll premiere our new single "Crash + Burn" just in time for the unveiling of Fret Zeppelin's Kickstarter campaign. Stay tuned!

We've never dressed up before in the spirit of Halloween. Let's just say some band members were more excited by the idea than others (ahem, Jared).

The band settled on a costume compromise, something that didn't involve face paint, masks, wigs, i.e., required minimal preparation and something that was easy enough to play in for a 30-minute set. :-)

We're Robert Palmer and a couple of the girls from his iconic music video for the 1985 classic, "Addicted to Love."